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Car Repair Savings
Specialists are a sign of the times. Doctors, nurses, dentists, even auto maintenance and repair are fields which have their own specialists. Get your muffler fixed one place and go to another franchise for tires. Go to some other franchise for oil change and another one to fix the brakes.
Car Maintenance – My Husband Does That
Chauffeuring a VIP around Arizona cities in the summer is hot work. Many hot miles were driven and plenty of gasoline was used to power the air conditioning. When she was finished for the day, still 150 miles from home, she was relieved. Until she touched the dashboard.
Standard Maintenance
On the way to the coast all of a sudden all the electrical systems quit working in her car. At the time she was driving on a fly-over from a turnpike to a freeway, and of course, there was nowhere to pull over. Coasting down the fly-over and onto the freeway she pulled off at an exit which also had nowhere to stop. She coasted onto a dirt road, wondering what she was going to do to get to her job of helping hurricane victims on the coast.
Saving on Gas, Part I
A subject often at the front of everyone’s mind these days with high gas prices is how to save a little on filling up your tank. A friend of mine saved quite a bit of money by breaking her leg – she couldn’t drive for two months. However, although effective at saving gas, it is not a recommended method. Here are some more logical ways to save on gas.
Save Money, Use Less Gas, Part II
In Part I of this article we went over some tips for saving money on gasoline. If you pay attention to your car and your driving, you can really save a lot. And your vehicle will last longer. Here’s part II – more tips for saving money and better gas mileage.
Observation Can Keep Your Car Safe
It’s a good idea to pay attention to your vehicle. Your life depends on it. We take for granted that we can just hop in the car and drive wherever we want, but inspections are important and we aren’t talking about inspections required by the state. You can save yourself a lot of headaches just by being alert.
Car Repair
One fine day you are going for a drive and that car that’s always been reliable suddenly won’t start. Or if it does, it sounds like a wreck. You take it to your regular mechanic…oh, no regular mechanic? But you do keep up maintenance, right? Well, yeah, oil changes at the corner oil change chain shop. OK – so where do you take it for repairs?
Cars of Yesteryear
Pat bought himself an old Ford for $200. As you may guess, that was over 40 years ago – Pat was still a very young man. He set off on a 500 mile journey to visit some friends and he told his girlfriend not to be too surprised if parts started falling off the car. About 100 miles later, the engine started making clunk sounds.
A Cool Engine
It’s almost time for vacations, traveling to the lake or the beach or up in the mountains. Is your car’s cooling system up to the task? As temperatures rise, so can the temperature of your car’s engine.
Clean Cars Last Longer
Clean cars last longer. There are lots of things to clean on a vehicle, but one thing people might not think of is filters. Filters exist to keep fluids in your car clean, so that dirt and debris won’t damage moving parts. But filters get dirty, too. If you replace them regularly, you will add years of life to the engine and other moving parts.
